WATERVILLE – Dr. Patrick Brancaccio, 85, died at home on New Year’s Eve 2019 with his wife Kate Cone at his side.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Stampede kills 56 at funeral for Iranian general killed in U.S. airstrike
A stampede at a funeral for a top Iranian general slain in a U.S. airstrike has killed 40 people and injured 213 others
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Posted inMaine, News
Close to a dozen people injured in 30-car pileup on Interstate 95 in Carmel
Police say ‘blinding sun’ may have led to the chain-reaction crash that closed the interstate south of Bangor for more than 3 hours while the wreckage was removed.
Posted inTimes Record
Construction on new Martin’s Point facility at Brunswick Landing expected to begin this year
The roughly 55,000 square foot building, located on a 6.7-acre parcel on Bath Road, will consolidate Brunswick’s two existing Martin’s Point offices on Baribeau Drive and Farley Road.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: Jan. 7
Jan. 7, 1925: Ralph Owen Brewster, a Republican supported openly by the Ku Klux Klan, takes office as Maine’s governor. The election campaign put the division in Brewster’s party on full display. His predecessor, Gov. Percival Baxter, accused Brewster of being a sympathizer of the Klan, which had gained traction in Maine because of its […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Turnpike shows that tolling works
A small number of scofflaws don’t offset the value or a fair and predictable revenue collection system.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: U.S. House-passed bill would cut drug prices
The only people who benefit from the current system are the owners of pharmaceutical company stock.